There are things that "most" people would consider luxuries from big things such as cars and cleaners to smaller everyday things such as a straw in a drink, pre packaged veg or somewhe to sit on a bus.
However, for disabled people these things are far from a luxury, despite the additional cost, stress or time involved in getting them. For me, without prepackaged vegetables I simply wouldn't eat them. Without a seat on a bus I wouldn't be able to get on. For others a car is essential to their day to day life.
Before judgement is made over these so called luxuries, perhaps because of the environmental impact or cost impact people need to consider that by restricting access to these luxuries also means that some people also become restricted in their day to day life.
It is not just convinience food, for some people it is simply food. It is not just a plastic straw, for some people it means the difference between a drink and not drinking. Between being mobile or stuck at home.
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